Akio Isono

Acting

Akio Isono

Born October 20, 1910 · Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Died January 21, 1986 · aged 75

Akio Isono (October 20, 1910 – January 21, 1986) was born in Tsurumi, near Yokohama in 1910. His family ran a newspaper sales business. In 1917, at the age of seven, he became a pupil of Hanayanagi Shotaro, who was known as a great actor of the new school, and trod the boards for the first time in child roles at the Hongoza theater. After that he went on to perform in theaters run by Shochiku. I…

Known For

The Human Condition I: No Greater LoveThe Human Condition I: No Greater Love · 1959
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
★ 8.21959
MovieWarDrama
After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labour chief at a large mining operation in Manchuria, which also grants him exemption from military service. He accepts and moves with his newlywed wife Michiko, but when he tries to put his ideas of more humane treatment into practice, he finds himself at odds with scheming officials, cruel foremen, and the military police.
Love LetterLove Letter · 1953
Love Letter
★ 6.91953
MovieRomanceDrama
Five years after the end of the Second World War, Reikichi, a repatriated veteran, translates love letters for Japanese women to American GIs, while searching for his lost love, Michiko.
Always in My Heart Part 2Always in My Heart Part 2 · 1953
Always in My Heart Part 2
★ 6.51953
MovieDramaRomance
Machiko and Haruki’s drama continues. Two meet again in Hokkaido only to be separated again.
Carmen Comes HomeCarmen Comes Home · 1951
Carmen Comes Home
★ 6.31951
MovieComedyMusic
A rural village elder plans an event on the return of a farmer's daughter from the city, unaware that she has become a Westernized burlesque artist.
Apart from YouApart from You · 1933
Apart from You
★ 7.01933
MovieDrama
An aging geisha, whose angry teenage son is ashamed of her profession, works alongside a young geisha, resentful of her family for forcing her into a life of shame.
Always in My Heart Part 3Always in My Heart Part 3 · 1954
Always in My Heart Part 3
★ 7.01954
MovieDramaRomance
Machiko and Haruki’s drama continues. Machiko is not allowed to see Haruki. They finally meet again, but Haruki departs to Europe.
The Woman Who Holds the KeyThe Woman Who Holds the Key · 1946
The Woman Who Holds the Key
1946
MovieDrama
Shochiku melodrama about the lives of the humble people living in the poor tenement called the Ryuheiso.
I Will Buy YouI Will Buy You · 1956
I Will Buy You
★ 7.11956
MovieDrama
A talent scout moves sharply, dead-set on signing a promising baseball player to The Toyko Flowers.

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荒木又右衛門荒木又右衛門 · 1955
荒木又右衛門
1955
Movie
Watanabe Kazuma and Kawai Matagorō from the Bizen Okayama Ikeda clan were close friends, but they inevitably became enemies after Matagorō killed Kazuma's younger brother, Gentayū, and fled. Seeking assistance, Kazuma asked his brother-in-law, Araki Mataemon, for help, but Mataemon refused, saying that it was against the code for a brother to avenge another brother's death. On the other hand, the lord of the clan, Ikeda Tadao, ordered a search for Matagorō, who was found to be sheltered by the Hatamoto, including Andō Jiemon, in Edo. Tadao was furious but unable to act. Matagorō, in Edo, came to regret his birth as a samurai. He met and fell in love with Okō, a bathhouse maid. As the discord between the Hatamoto and the Ikeda clan deepened, Tadao died of illness. Seizing the opportunity to ease the conflict, the shogunate ordered the Ikeda clan to be succeeded by the young lord Katsugorō and to relocate to the Ikeda clan of Inshū Tottori. Meanwhile, Matagorō was exiled from Edo.

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